Expanding Horizons of Business and Management, Volume II

Demetris Vrontis is the Vice Rector for Faculty and Research and a Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus (EU).Alkis Thrassou is Director of Gnosis Mediterranean Institute for Management Science and a Professor of Strategic Marketing at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus (EU).Leonidas Efthymiou is Associate Professor in the School of Business at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus (EU).Yaakov Weber is President of the EuroMed Academy of Business and Director of the School of Business Research Center, College of Management Academic Studies, Rishon LeTsiyon, Israel .S. M. Riad Shams is Head of the PhD programme and Assistant Professor at the Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK.Evangelos Tsoukatos is Vice President at the EuroMed Research Business Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus.

• Chapter 1: The Expanding Horizons of Business and Management - Technology, Society and Policy Dynamics .- Chapter 2: Virtual Reality: A Catalyst for Human Resource Development and Organizational Performance.- Chapter 3: Sports as a Driver of Social Transformation: A Systematic Literature Review and Analysis of Social Responsibility, Philanthropy and Sustainability.- Chapter 4: Compliance Assessment Under European Sustainability Reporting Standards: A Case Study of the Oil and Gas Sector.- Chapter 5: Perspectives of the South: Sustainable Development in Mediterranean Europe.- Chapter 6: Impact of Visual eWOM on Gen Y vs Gen Z Tourists’ Booking Intentions.- Chapter 7: Gearing Up SMEs for Value Chain Digitalization Through Blockchain-Based Distributed Trust.- Chapter 8: Metaverse and Beyond: Emotions, Challenges, and New Opportunities.- Chapter 9: Trust at the Tap: Unlocking Contactless Payment Adoption.- Chapter 10: Greek Auxiliary Pension Fund Reform: Rationale, Institutional Design, and Early Implementation Challenges.- Chapter 11: Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Portuguese Metalworking SMEs: Drivers, Barriers, and Strategic Implications.- Chapter 12: Quality of Life as a Path to Well-Being - A Multi-Country Analysis towards Expanding the Horizons of European Sustainability.- Chapter 13: Tracing Governance Evolution in Healthcare: A Longitudinal Study of NHS East Kent, UK and ASP Cosenza, Italy.- Chapter 14: Business Entrepreneurship in India: Perspectives and Future.- Chapter 15: Virtual Reality in Management and Engineering: Opportunities, Barriers, and Professional Perceptions.- Chapter 16: The Role of Location in Hospitality Venture Success.